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Westward Laboratories' technician wins Oxoid award
Rachel Fletcher of Westward Laboratories, Callington, Cornwall, UK, has been awarded first prize in the 2004/2005 Oxoid Laboratory Technician of the Year Award. Brochure available
News from Oxoid (26 August 2005)
Wye Valley Brewery wins Oxoid award
The judges commented that the initiatives undertaken by this relatively small sized brewer were tremendously impressive and they were unanimous in presenting the award to Wye Valley Brochure available
News from Oxoid (18 August 2005)
Rapid salmonella test gains Afnor approval
Test combines enrichment, selective growth, and presumptive identification of motile salmonella species in a single culture vessel, with results in less than half the time taken by traditional culture Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 8 August 2005)
Infection control teams receive awards
Technical background article This is the second year of the Oxoid infection control team of the year awards and the judges commented on how encouraged they were by the standard of entries Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 2 August 2005)
Westward labs takes Oxoid title
Technical background article Winners of the 2004/2005 Oxoid laboratory of the year has had a challenging time maintaining workload and quality while undergoing a major rebuilding operation Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 1 August 2005)
Rapid MRSA test now available all over UK and Eire
New battlefield inspired high speed test prevents spread of superbug by providing results in hours not days
News from Acolyte Biomedica (13 July 2005)
Fast accurate antibiotic susceptibility testing
Touch-screen technology introduced to instantly read and interpret standard disk diffusion testing with 2005 CLSI and BSAC guidelines
News from Laboratory Instruments & Supplies (UK) (12 July 2005)
Rapid enumeration of gram-negative bacterial cells
Uses of this assay include the rapid enumeration of bacteria in a sample for direct quantification and spiking purposes and determining growth (or inhibition of growth) of bacteria in antimicrobials
News from Acolyte Biomedica ( 8 July 2005)
Coliform testing made easier and quicker
Colour change following a single inoculation, which can be performed in under two minutes, gives an indication of coliforms while fluorescence under UV light then indicates E coli
News from Palintest ( 5 July 2005)
CMMAS approval for listeria identification system
Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association Group concludes that this biochemical identification system performed well and compared favourably with other listeria identification procedures Brochure available
News from Oxoid (24 June 2005)
Join the Culture club
The latest issue of Oxoid's microbiology journal Culture is now available Brochure available
News from Oxoid (20 June 2005)
MRSA analysis in five hours
Rapid test for the 'superbug', a serious agent of healthcare-aquired infection, can achieve in five hours what current microbiological methods take two days to deliver
News from Acolyte ( 6 June 2005)
Infection control seminar 'a hit'
Technical background article Invited audience of infection control and microbiology professionals from all over the UK heard the latest thinking on infection control matters and had the opportunity to network Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 3 June 2005)
Detecting bacterial contamination in platelets
Technical background article Acolyte Biomedica and Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service agree research collaboration in the field of bacterial contamination detection in blood platelets
News from Acolyte ( 3 June 2005)
More efficient microbiology testing
Pooling principle relies on the pooling of up to five 50ml sub-samples to create a single 250ml composite sample, which can be analysed by a range of end point detection technologies
News from Matrix MicroScience (26 May 2005)
Speaking on microbiology for non-microbiologists
Oxoid's vice president science and technology will be a key speaker at June 2005 event in Prague, discussing various aspects of micro-organisms including microbial growth and identification Brochure available
News from Oxoid (13 May 2005)
Wonderful prizes and glorious puddings
Technical background article Oxoid Awards for food hygiene and safety are designed to reward the companies, laboratories and individuals who ensure that food is safe to eat, and to give them the publicity they deserve Brochure available
News from Oxoid (12 May 2005)
Last orders for the brewing awards
"I would like to encourage brewers worldwide to enter these valuable awards that give public recognition for the valuable work undertaken behind the scenes" Brochure available
News from Oxoid (11 May 2005)
Pharma marketing executive appointed
Phil Smith will be working to ensure that the company's products meet the changing needs of the pharmaceutical industry and the constraints imposed by regulatory restrictions Brochure available
News from Oxoid (29 April 2005)
Extended range of rapid identification tests
These easy to use test panels are said to provide accurate and reliable identifications of a broad range of micro-organisms in just four hours - and in as little as two hours for selected organisms Brochure available
News from Oxoid (27 April 2005)
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